Rice Rocket Entertainment (Rice Rocket) is a disruptive media company founded by Ludon Lee that seeks to overhaul traditional film financing through a model called New Tech Hollywood™. By leveraging the BankMe™ platform and equity crowdfunding regulations, the venture allows everyday fans to invest directly in creative franchises rather than relying on elite private equity. The business focuses on building integrated intellectual properties that span movies, video games, and merchandise, ensuring creators retain full ownership while sharing profits. Operating out of five specialized studios in San Francisco’s SOMA district, the company utilizes YouTube as a primary hub for global distribution and fundraising. Ultimately, the startup aims to become a Silicon Valley unicorn by capitalizing on the massive growth of the digital entertainment market and the expansion of 5G technology.
BankMe™ is a crowdsourcing platform designed to connect everyday retail investors with private equity ventures in the digital entertainment sector. Through a partnership with New Tech Hollywood, the platform aims to democratize funding for creative projects such as independent films, video games, and digital media. Accompanying visual materials showcase the diverse range of content intended for development, including horror cinema, sci-fi tactical games, and pixel-art simulations. The initiative seeks to bypass traditional studio models by allowing creators to pitch projects directly to a social network of backers. By integrating SEC-registered compliance, the system provides a structured environment for the public to trade equity and loans in exchange for a stake in the next generation of media franchises.
Rice Rocket utilizes five San Francisco SoMa “New Tech Hollywood” Digital Media Studios to support the creator economy for development services in AI film production, video game development, super VIP music monetization and publishing digital comics.
Silicon Valley “New Tech Hollywood” Digital Media Franchises in development from Horrorvision Studios.
The New Tech Hollywood IP Development Fund is a initiative designed to disrupt traditional media by bypassing legacy studio gatekeepers. By leveraging the Rice Rocket Entertainment ecosystem, the fund invests in local Bay Area creators to transform viral digital concepts into expansive, multi-platform franchises. The strategy focuses on transmedia commercialization, moving intellectual property rapidly across video games, animation, music, and “Kidult” merchandise. This model prioritizes community-driven data and rapid prototyping on social platforms to validate audience demand before scaling production. Ultimately, the fund seeks to capitalize on a converged global market by using Silicon Valley technology to create a more efficient, de-risked entertainment engine.
“We believe Raw Studios can help us deliver new and compelling intellectual properties for the mass market,” D2 Comics producer Ludon Lee said. “We are convinced that Raw Studios can gather the best talents in its industry who are looking to cross over into a new age of digital entertainment.” 